diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index aafe2ce63e21..8e916cb96a4a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -506,12 +506,12 @@ in your workflow to expose the runtime.
   * `max`: export all the layers of all intermediate steps
 * `scope=<scope>`: which scope cache object belongs to (default `buildkit`)
 * `ignore-error=<false|true>`: specify if error is ignored in case cache export fails (default: `false`)
-* `timeout=<duration>`: sets the timeout duration for cache export (default: `5m`)
+* `timeout=<duration>`: sets the timeout duration for cache export (default: `10m`)
 
 `--import-cache` options:
 * `type=gha`
 * `scope=<scope>`: which scope cache object belongs to (default `buildkit`)
-* `timeout=<duration>`: sets the timeout duration for cache import (default: `5m`)
+* `timeout=<duration>`: sets the timeout duration for cache import (default: `10m`)
 
 #### S3 cache (experimental)
 
diff --git a/cache/remotecache/gha/gha.go b/cache/remotecache/gha/gha.go
index 47f1a2db7985..abc2b30aa442 100644
--- a/cache/remotecache/gha/gha.go
+++ b/cache/remotecache/gha/gha.go
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ const (
 	attrURL     = "url"
 	version     = "1"
 
-	defaultTimeout = 5 * time.Minute
+	defaultTimeout = 10 * time.Minute
 )
 
 type Config struct {